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DRINK > Wine Bar Fleur Parf, Kyoto

It is a quiet street in the Shimogyo Ward of Kyoto where we found Wine Bar Fleur Parf, it is hidden at the end of a long passage (lit by lamps on the ground), past a beautiful courtyard garden to the bar at the back. There you find a sanctuary…

The Kyoto Guide >

Kyoto is a timeless cultural gem.  A city that blends the ancient with the modern and lets travellers immerse themselves in the traditional heart of Japan.  

There are literally thousands of shrines and temples, each more beautiful than the last.  The tradition of wearing traditional dress is quite common and many people even rent a kimono to have a closer connection to the experience.

Visit the beautiful historic district of Gion, home to traditional machya tea houses, or hundreds of red tori gates at the Fushimi Inari Taisha (if you are bold you can even walk right over the top through the park).

Rent a bicycle or get a bus over to the Bamboo forest, where the canes tower above your head.

Or find you way around the incredible restaurants and bars, because Kyoto is one of the world’s great cities

WHERE TO HAVE COFFEEIts more than just a caffinated beverage you know

CAFE > Blue Bottle, Kyoto
Yes it is a chain store. American even. But yes, they do make great coffee. They just tend to be very slow and have a very limited selection of food or snacks on offer, it is all about the coffee. So if you are in…
CAFE > Goodman Roaster, Kyoto
Goodman Roaster opened in Kyoto in 2019, it is a small cafe and coffee roaster with 85 different coffees from all over the world. One of the key differences is the Taiwanese coffee, owner Ito-san travelled from Kyoto to Taiwan and was introduced to coffee from the Alishan mountain…
CAFE > Common Well, Kyoto
Common Well opened to provide ‘Melbourne Style’ coffee experience in Kyoto and they are doing just that (in a Japanese way) at a newly opened cafe Just down the road from the Nishiki Markets. They serve long black, short black, flat whites, they even serve what's referred…

WHERE TO EAT >

The Best Places To Eat In Melbourne
EAT > Sushi Masumoto, Kyoto
In the beautiful back streets of Gion where the traditional ‘Matcha’ tea houses hide away there are some amazing restaurants hidden behind the sliding doors and ‘Noren’ doorway curtains. One of these outstanding restaurants is Sushi Masumoto which is a set Omakase course sushi restaurant preparing perfect individual morsels for…
EAT > Wajoryomen Sugari, Kyoto
Ramen. You love it, or you don’t. Hot, spicy, full of flavour. The best ramen is something of a work of art (see the quote below from the incredible 1985 movie Tampopo). Sugari has something of a following in a classic Matcha house, hidden on a narrow…
EAT > Nikuryori Oka, Kyoto (17/20)
Nikuryori Oka is restaurant that obsesses with beef, and not just beef but A5 marbled wagyu beef largely agreed to be the most flavoursome, melt in your mouth beef in the world. Hidden away amongst the beautiful machiya tea houses of Gion you will find a restaurant…

Kyoto Restaurants >

The famed Michelin Guide lists over 200 recommended restaurants in Kyoto and 96 of those have Michelin Stars. 

From the incredible Kobe Beef restaurants (such as Nikuryori Oka)  to the Ramen of Wajoryomen Sugari you are going to find something to make your mouth water.

 

WHERE TO STAY >

Almanak Guide to Melbourne's Best Hotels
STAY > Hotel IMU, Kyoto
Finding a hotel in Kyoto for a reasonable price in the middle of Sakura season is hard. Not surprisingly the selection of incredible hotels and ryokans all increase the cost to stay or are booked out early and you are left with some other choices. One of those choices is the IMU Hotel, its not bad by any means, it is just nothing like the exquisite accomodation that can be found in Kyoto. The IMU has a bit of a smart hostel vibe, the bar and cafe downstairs are also a shared lounge space. Rooms…
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